This City Was Just Named the Best Place to Live Around the World

Halal Tourism (Cambodia)

Phnom Penh, June 22nd, 2023 —

Vienna was once again named the world’s most livable city today. According to the newly released Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index, the City of Music retained the spot it has held for eight of the last 10 semi-annual surveys, while Copenhagen also held onto its title as the runner-up.

“The Austrian capital slipped down our rankings in 2021, when its famous museums and restaurants faced restrictions to contain the pandemic, but this was a rare slip-up,” the report said. “The city continues to offer an unsurpassed combination of stability, good infrastructure, strong education, and health care services, and plenty of culture and entertainment.” The only major setback for Vienna: no major sporting events.

Following the pair of European capitals were a set of Australian cities, Melbourne at No. 3 and Sydney at No. 4. Three Canadian cities also ranked high, with Vancouver in fifth, Calgary in seventh, and Toronto in ninth. Rounding out the top 10 were cities like Zurich; Geneva; Osaka, Japan; and Auckland.

The biggest gains were seen in the Asia-Pacific region. Wellington, New Zealand, flew up 35 places to No. 23, and Auckland shot up 25 spots to 10. Meantime, Perth, Australia, and Bucharest, Romania, both soared 21 spots to 12 and 99, respectively. Hanoi, Vietnam also saw a big leap, up 20 spots to 129.